Turó Rodó
Turó Rodó is an ancient Iberian village located strategically atop a forty-metre-high promontory on a peninsula north-east of the town of Lloret de Mar. Its location on a small peninsula jutting out to sea towards Calafats point, provides it with a panoramic view to defend itself, plus a small beach, Sa Caleta, to harbour its vessels.
The most likely date of foundation of this Iberian town is around 200 BC, already in full Romanisation, when the territory was pacified and other settlements, such as Puig de Castellet, were being depopulated. One possible hypothesis as to the founding of the village is that it was settled by inhabitants from Puig de Castellet who were looking for a more convenient area closer to the sea (which is a great source of food). Towards 60 BC, the Roman had fully pacified the area, and there was no need to live in isolated and fortified settlements. It was at that time when it was abandoned, and new villages were created nearer the crop fields, beaches and roadways.
The site was discovered in 1925, when Enric Botet i Sisó, apothecary of Lloret, came across the archaeological ruins when building a path. The full discovery of this late-Iberian settlement was made in the 2000-2003 archaeological digs. It is structured in four zones: the defensive systems and access to the enclosure, the central open space, seven row houses inside the north wall and small rooms on the southern flank.